The Davidic Cipher

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Samuel I 16:23

We can read the songs David sang, and add our own tunes to the words, but we don’t know the music David himself played.

Or do we? Dennis McCorkle thinks the answer to hearing the Psalms lies in Hebrew cantillation symbols, small symbols that appear in certain books of the Bible to guide the chanting of the text during public worship.

I’ll spare you the details; you can find out more at www.musicofthebible.com.

Here’s a recording of Yakov singing Psalm 23 using the Davidic Cipher. Imagine that you’re eavesdropping on a little shepherd playing his harp and singing to a king.